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Jason A. Burk

Gender : Male

Age : 41

Race : White

Date : 05/27/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Kansas City

County : Wyandotte

State : Kansas

Agency : KCK Police Department, Kansas Highway Patrol and Mission Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On May 27, 2024, at approximately 6:45 p.m., Kansas City, Missouri, police officers responded to an armed carjacking near East 24th Street and Highland Avenue, where a blue 2010 GMC Terrain was stolen at gunpoint by two male suspects. Around 8:00 p.m., officers located the stolen vehicle near 15th Street and The Paseo. When the driver refused to stop, a pursuit ensued, crossing into Kansas City, Kansas. Officers from the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, Kansas Highway Patrol, and Mission Police Department joined the chase.
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At approximately 8:17 p.m., a 21-year-old male passenger exited the vehicle near 18th Street Expressway and Steele Avenue and was taken into custody. The driver, identified as 41-year-old Jason A. Burk of Kansas City, Missouri, continued fleeing. A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper performed a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) maneuver, causing the GMC to strike a guardrail near Highway 69 and the 18th Street Expressway, bringing it to a stop.
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Burk then fired shots at the officers. Two officers from the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department and five officers from the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department returned fire, striking Burk multiple times. Burk was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent investigation into the incident.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT: 1 fatality (Jason A. Burk); no officers or other individuals were injured.
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Last Update: December 8, 2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/kcpd-kckpd-officers-involved-in-fatal-shooting-monday-night-in-kck
https://www.kmbc.com/article/kckpd-officer-shoots-kill-man-suspectedarmed-robbery/60925887
https://fox4kc.com/news/man-shot-and-killed-by-kck-officer-following-police-chase/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jason-burk-obituary?id=55360496